Championnats Monde 505

Je m'y prends à l'avance, mais début Décembre à Perth, championnats du monde de 505.

Décidemment cette fin d'année il va falloir garder la tête en bas

Allez Marcel...

Tout fout le camps, Marcel ne sera pas du voyage.
Seulement 2 équipages Français font le déplacement.

Tout fout le camps, Marcel ne sera pas du voyage.
Seulement 2 équipages Français font le déplacement.

et toi tu y va ??
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Tom

La je suis sidéré.
Marcel absent d'un championnat du monde de 5o5 c'est une vrai révolution pour le monde de la voile.

C'est vrai que Freemantle c'est pas tout prés non plus...

Début des championnats du monde de 5o5.

A noter la présence d'un certain Ian Murray.

Le 18' ça même à tout!!!

Et il n'est pas seul: la fine fleur du skiff est là:

It seems to me that we have all the pieces necessary to have an extraordinary 505 World Championship. Fremantle is terrific, the beaches marvelous, the water warm, very clear and beautiful. The organisers seem to have thought of just about everything, and it looks like we're going to have 20 knots or more each afternoon, and it could be quite a bit higher. We have 107 competitors so far, with an exceptional entry list including:

Two time 505 world champion Chris Nicholson, racing 505s again with his brother Darren. Chris has also had a rather good run in some skiff classes including winning something like 3 49er world championships and two 18 footer Grand Prix championships.

Past 505 World Champion (he also won a silver medal in the 49ers in Sydney) Ian Barker, racing with Danny Cripps.

Five time 505 world champion Krister Bergstrom with long time crew Thomas Moss.

Multi-class world champion (but not 505s as yet) and multi-time 505 UK National Champion Ian Pinnell, racing again with Steve Hunt.

Simon Payne racing with 1995 505 World Champion Bill "Billy Boy" Masterman.

Past 505 World Champions Howard Hamlin/Mike Martin, who are also two of the three man team that won the Australian 18 footer Worlds -- the JJ Giltinan.

Other strong "Team Tuesday" teams who practice every Tuesday afternoon with Hamlin/Martin are here too; Andy Beekman/Ben Benjamin (2nd at the 1999 Worlds)and Danny Thompson/Andy Zinn.

We are waiting to see if top Swedish sailor Johan Barne can make it here in time
for the Worlds. He is currently in Auckland with the Swedish Victory Challenge America's Cup team, which was recently eliminated, but it is not clear Victory Challenge will release him in time for him to make here. The rumour is that 2001 World Champion 505 crew Holger Jess is the alternate crew for skipper Tom Swift if Johan cannot make it.

Well known naval architect, AC boat designer, and 18 footer champion Iain Murray, crewing for his wife Alex Murray.


Bon Patrick qu'est-ce que tu attends??

Un 5o5 ça manque à ta collection de baetaux et je suis sur qu'il reste une place sur ta monstre remorque

Tout sur le pré-world et le world sur:
www.505.com.au/

A noter que les équipages vedettes du skiff sont aux premières loge sur le "roi des dériveurs"

Hamlin vainqueur du Pré-world !

Et aprés 3 courses Ian Barker est en tête du World.

Moralité pour gagner en 5o5 il faut faire du skiff!!

Ben c'est clair que quand tu fait du 18", tu sais gerer un cinquo...là dessus tout le monde est d 'accord...

Et la réciproque est vraie?

Les Australiens maitres chez eux:

Fremantle Western Australia. - The top four teams fought a dramatic battle today in today's final race (race 9), for the International 505 World Championship. With the Fremantle Doctor still missing in action, the race was sailed in a 12-14 knot breeze with a large chop.

At the end of the run (second leg), Krister Bersgtrom/Thomas Moss looked to be in a championship winning position, as they were second, with the Nicholson brothers at least six places behind, and Howard Hamlin/Mike Martin just behind the Nicholsons.

Chris and Darren Nicholson worked there way through to second on the next beat (third leg), passing Bergstrom/Moss in the process, rounding the next windward mark second behind Tim Collins/Drew Buttner, with Bergstrom/Moss third. Those positions held until the final beat the finish, when Howard Hamlin/Mike Martin pulled their way back into the picture, passing Bergstrom/Moss to finish third. Bergstrom/Moss were fourth.

The fourth place team, Dan Thompson/Andy Zinn, got up to second place in the race until Bergstrom/Moss passed them at the leeward mark at the end of the two reaching legs (end of leg five).

It turns out that these finishes keep the top three in the same positions they were in going into race 9, confirming Chris and Darren Nicholson (AUS) as the 2002 International 505 World Champions. Chris and Darren also won the International 505 World Championship in 1992 and 1993.

Howard Hamlin/Mike Martin (USA-Team Tuesday) finished second overall, Krister Bergstrom/Thomas Moss (SWE) third, Danny Thompson/Andy Zinn (USA-Team Tuesday) fourth.

Complete results should be available at:

www.505.com.au/results.htm

shortly.

Alexander Meller
President, International 505 Class Yacht Racing Association